25th annual NHSCA National High School Wrestling Championships to feature six clinics by top-notch coaches from around America

by Jeff Fisher

Host, NHSCA Sports Hour

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The National High School Coaches Association has announced that the Silver Anniversary Edition of the National High School Wrestling Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia on March 27-30, 2014 will once again feature top-notch clinics taught be some of the best coaches in America.  The 25^th annual NHSCA National High School Wrestling Championships feature five divisions of competition that will be held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

The clinics get started Thursday night, March 27^th with 2012 USA Olympic Team member Jake Herbert, who is a 2-time NCAA champ and 4-time All-American at Northwestern.  Herbert, who finished runner-up in 2003 at the NHSCA Senior Nationals, won a silver medal at the 2009 World Championships.  Cliff Keen sponsors the Herbert clinic.

There will be three clinics on Friday, two with college coaches – Teague Moore, head coach at American University and Kevin Dresser, head coach at Virginia Tech.  Moore, who was a 1996 NHSCA Senior National Champ, was a 2-time NCAA national champ at Oklahoma State.  Dresser was a NCAA champ and 2-time All-American during his career at Iowa. Our third clinic on Friday will feature Damion Logan, Michigan’s 2-time NCAA champ, who is the founder of the Apex Wrestling School.

On Saturday, 3-time World Champ Gene Mills will host a clinic.  Mills, who is the head coach at Pin 2 Win, won two NCAA titles at Syracuse.  Later on Saturday, 2014 NHSCA Coach of the Year Dave Dean of Lowell High School in Michigan will put-on a clinic.  Dean was a 2-time NCAA All-American at Minnesota that included a national runner-up finish.

The action-packed weekend ends off the mat with our College Recruiting Fair from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M.

To register for the 25^th annual NHSCA National High School Wrestling Championships, go to nhsca.com.

NHSCA Clinic Schedule

Thursday, March 27, 2014

5:30-6:30p.m.  Jake Herbert 2X NCAA Champ & USA Olympic Team member, sponsored by Cliff Keen

Friday, March 28, 2014

8am-9am   Damion Logan, Founder of Apex Wrestling School

12pm-1pm  Teague Moore, Head Coach at American University

4pm-5pm  Kevin Dresser, Head Coach at Virginia Tech

  

Saturday, March 29, 2014

8am-9am  Gene Mills, Head Coach at Pin 2 Win
3pm - 4pm Dave Dean, Head Coach at Lowell High School (Michigan), 2014 NHSCA Coach of the Year 

Sunday, March 30, 2014

3pm-5pm  College Recruiting Fair